Eggy smelling Chicken help required please

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

As NSC is the font of all knowledge, can someone give me a definitive answer to this;

Are supermarket bought chicken breasts, sealed and within sell by date, supposed to smell like rotten eggs upon opening the pack? I was looking forward to making a nice green Thai chicken curry, but the smell of the chicken (Sainsburys home delivery on Monday) was enough to make me consign it to the bin. My wife said that she thinks the sulphur smell is a by product of preservatives, but I'm not convinced. To me it smelled like the chicken had been shagged by a skunk.

In future I think I'm going to buy my meat from the shop at Secretts Farm, costs an arm and a leg but hopefully salmonella free.

 

[JCL]

This has to be probably the best post title of 2012 so far!

My guess, assuming the chicken hadn't succumbed to the skunk's advances, is that the "preserving atmosphere" pumped into the pack before sealing, was a bit more potent than normal?

 

[skipper734]

I don't think chicken smells of anything when you open an air tight package. Even frozen chicken when defrosted smells.......neutral.
So unless your misses farted and tried to blame the poor dead or rotting chicken, take it back to where you bought it.

 

[seagullsslimjim]

Should be fine and just general odour build up

Leave the chicken on a plate for a minute or two and the strong smell will have gone.

If its still pungent then bin it

I've noticed recently that the smells seem stronger with sealed meats these days

 

[terryberry1]

Any dangerous bacteria will be killed once cooked. If its in date there should not be a problem. They do say you can eat meet well past the sell by date, however i wouldn't.

 

[sparkie]

Salmonella bacteria - could have given you very bad food poisoning . Good job you didn't eat it, but should have taken it back. They'd have replaced it for better, no question.

 

[Elvis]

Is there any forensic evidence that a skunk had f***ed your chicken, if so then this will be a mega bucks pay out from sainsburys, free chickens for life!!!

 

[CP 0 3 BHA]

Fresh chicken should smell of nothing. Sounds like it's off to me. Even if its in date it could have been stored at the wrong temperature or something.

I'd take it back but to be fair, if properly cooked and all bacteria killed, you should be OK - not particularly appetising though!

 

[Lady Gull]

If in doubt? Chuck it out!!!!! That's my motto

 

[banjo]

It'll be fine, its normal.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

Did you try washing it under the tap quickly?

Probably would have been ok once cooked but better to be safe than sorry with chicken!

 

[Hatman1234]

As NSC is the font of all knowledge, can someone give me a definitive answer to this;

Are supermarket bought chicken breasts, sealed and within sell by date, supposed to smell like rotten eggs upon opening the pack? I was looking forward to making a nice green Thai chicken curry, but the smell of the chicken (Sainsburys home delivery on Monday) was enough to make me consign it to the bin. My wife said that she thinks the sulphur smell is a by product of preservatives, but I'm not convinced. To me it smelled like the chicken had been shagged by a skunk.

In future I think I'm going to buy my meat from the shop at Secretts Farm, costs an arm and a leg but hopefully salmonella free.

Sounds like fowl play...

I'll get my coat.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

As NSC is the font of all knowledge, can someone give me a definitive answer to this;

Are supermarket bought chicken breasts, sealed and within sell by date, supposed to smell like rotten eggs upon opening the pack? I was looking forward to making a nice green Thai chicken curry, but the smell of the chicken (Sainsburys home delivery on Monday) was enough to make me consign it to the bin. My wife said that she thinks the sulphur smell is a by product of preservatives, but I'm not convinced. To me it smelled like the chicken had been shagged by a skunk.

In future I think I'm going to buy my meat from the shop at Secretts Farm, costs an arm and a leg but hopefully salmonella free.

Don't eat it , if the seal wasn't broken before opening the pack and it smells bad then your instinct has kicked in to tell you it's gone off. Retrieve the contents from the bin and return them to Sainsburys in person and demand a refund.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

You are going to have to serve dinner without the chicken. A paltry offering (or not).

 

[Superphil]

Find a decent butcher, we use one in Pulborough (one of 5 we have to chose from locally). Their chicken breasts, thighs and whole chickens are free range, reared in Sussex, and only 10/15% max dearer than sainsburys, which is next door to it.

 

[Since1982]

Having suffered the consequences of "off" chicken I don't take any chances these days and even a faint whiff is enough for it to be taken back to where it was bought - even better with Sainsburys home delivery you ring them and they refund you with no fuss.

 

[Hatman1234]

It was probably a pedophile chicken....

Forgot my scarf.

 

[DanielT]

All these suggestions to "chuck it" you must be nuts. Take it back to the shop and get an exchange/refund.

Money to burn you 'chuck a chicken' lot!

 

[Mutts Nuts]

As NSC is the font of all knowledge, can someone give me a definitive answer to this;

Are supermarket bought chicken breasts, sealed and within sell by date, supposed to smell like rotten eggs upon opening the pack? I was looking forward to making a nice green Thai chicken curry, but the smell of the chicken (Sainsburys home delivery on Monday) was enough to make me consign it to the bin. My wife said that she thinks the sulphur smell is a by product of preservatives, but I'm not convinced. To me it smelled like the chicken had been shagged by a skunk.

In future I think I'm going to buy my meat from the shop at Secretts Farm, costs an arm and a leg but hopefully salmonella free.

Try buying from your local butcher you will not be disapointed,unless you live in croydon which i hope you don`t as it is a shithole and i would not wish living there on my worst enemy

 

[HastingsSeagull]

If in doubt? Chuck it out!!!!! That's my motto

Very much this. I had same thing a few months back, took it back to the corner shop and they swapped it for a different pack, no quibbles.